.TH "KUBERNETES" "1" " kubernetes User Manuals" "Eric Paris" "Jan 2015"  ""


.SH NAME
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kubectl config set\-credentials \- Sets a user entry in kubeconfig


.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBkubectl config set\-credentials\fP [OPTIONS]


.SH DESCRIPTION
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Sets a user entry in kubeconfig
Specifying a name that already exists will merge new fields on top of existing values.

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Client\-certificate flags:
    \-\-client\-certificate=certfile \-\-client\-key=keyfile

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Bearer token flags:
    \-\-token=bearer\_token

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Basic auth flags:
    \-\-username=basic\_user \-\-password=basic\_password

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Bearer token and basic auth are mutually exclusive.


.SH OPTIONS
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\fB\-\-client\-certificate\fP=""
    path to client\-certificate for the user entry in kubeconfig

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\fB\-\-client\-key\fP=""
    path to client\-key for the user entry in kubeconfig

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\fB\-\-embed\-certs\fP=false
    embed client cert/key for the user entry in kubeconfig

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\fB\-\-password\fP=""
    password for the user entry in kubeconfig

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\fB\-\-token\fP=""
    token for the user entry in kubeconfig

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\fB\-\-username\fP=""
    username for the user entry in kubeconfig


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
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\fB\-\-alsologtostderr\fP=false
    log to standard error as well as files

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\fB\-\-api\-version\fP=""
    The API version to use when talking to the server

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\fB\-\-certificate\-authority\fP=""
    Path to a cert. file for the certificate authority.

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\fB\-\-cluster\fP=""
    The name of the kubeconfig cluster to use

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\fB\-\-context\fP=""
    The name of the kubeconfig context to use

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\fB\-\-insecure\-skip\-tls\-verify\fP=false
    If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure.

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\fB\-\-kubeconfig\fP=""
    use a particular kubeconfig file

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\fB\-\-log\-backtrace\-at\fP=:0
    when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace

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\fB\-\-log\-dir\fP=""
    If non\-empty, write log files in this directory

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\fB\-\-log\-flush\-frequency\fP=5s
    Maximum number of seconds between log flushes

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\fB\-\-logtostderr\fP=true
    log to standard error instead of files

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\fB\-\-match\-server\-version\fP=false
    Require server version to match client version

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\fB\-\-namespace\fP=""
    If present, the namespace scope for this CLI request.

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\fB\-s\fP, \fB\-\-server\fP=""
    The address and port of the Kubernetes API server

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\fB\-\-stderrthreshold\fP=2
    logs at or above this threshold go to stderr

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\fB\-\-user\fP=""
    The name of the kubeconfig user to use

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\fB\-\-v\fP=0
    log level for V logs

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\fB\-\-vmodule\fP=
    comma\-separated list of pattern=N settings for file\-filtered logging


.SH EXAMPLE
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.RS

.nf
# Set only the "client\-key" field on the "cluster\-admin"
# entry, without touching other values:
$ kubectl config set\-credentials cluster\-admin \-\-client\-key=\~/.kube/admin.key

# Set basic auth for the "cluster\-admin" entry
$ kubectl config set\-credentials cluster\-admin \-\-username=admin \-\-password=uXFGweU9l35qcif

# Embed client certificate data in the "cluster\-admin" entry
$ kubectl config set\-credentials cluster\-admin \-\-client\-certificate=\~/.kube/admin.crt \-\-embed\-certs=true

.fi
.RE


.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBkubectl\-config(1)\fP,


.SH HISTORY
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January 2015, Originally compiled by Eric Paris (eparis at redhat dot com) based on the kubernetes source material, but hopefully they have been automatically generated since!
